The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-01
NEWS IN BRIEF.


NEWS IN BRIEF.
The emigration of Russian Jews to
America has been resumed with vigor.
A slight shock of earthquake was
felt in Georgia and South Carolina
early Saturday morning.
A brilliant celebration on kennesaw
Mountain is to he one of the attrac-
tions of Atlanta's Piedmont ENposl-
ton.
An attempt to wreck railroad train
at high bridge near Danville, His,
on Wednesday last, was fortunately
thwarted by the watchfulness Of the
bridge minder.
A battle with Indians IS reported
near Meeker. One white man was
killed and several wounded. The In
dians are said to have lost number
killed and wounded.
VIM. Verson, who worked at the
hydraulic rolls of the Roane Iron
Works, at Chattanooga, fell on the
cog wheel on Saturday, and his leg
was crushed off. He died in short
time.
Capt. James Barren Hope, editor Of
the Norfolfk Landmark and the York
town Centennial Post, has accepted an
invitation from Governor Lee to read
the dedicatory poem at the laying OF
the cornerstone of the Lee monument
at Richmond, October 25.
The Salisbury Government has adop-
ted the policy Of prosecuting Irish
leaders. They begun with VIM.
O'Brien, John Vaudeville and VIM.
Condor.
The government of New South
Wales having offered $4,000 acres Of
land to any missionary society that
will undertake to civilize the natives,
the Pope has directed that immediate
attention be paid to the offer in order
to forestall Protestant societies.
A Washington evening paper says
that Hon. George Lathrop, United
States Minister to Russia, passed
through Geneva Wednesday on his
way to the United States by way of
Paris, and that upon his arrival here
he will tender his resignation.
In London Saturday night, under
the auspices of the Liberal League and
the Radical and Irish Temperance
Clubs, a procession containing 10000
men marched to Trafalgar Square to
listen to speeches in denunciation of
the Governments action against the
Irish National League.
Advices from the New Hebrides say
that the trespasses of the French com
! pany upon Presbyterian missions have
caused fresh outburst Of feeling. The
Victorian Government has requested
its agent in London to urge the home
government to maintain Australian
| interests.
The Cunarder Um6ria landed at
New York on August %, 621 first
class passengers, the largest number
ever brought on Transatlantic steam
er. The Una6rid had an exceedingly
rough passage, and on Friday encoun-
tered what the passengers term YER
liable cyclone. A slight panic ensued,
but no damage was done.
Acting Land Commissioner Stock
stager has issued Instructions to the
proper land officials in accordance with
the recent order of the secretary Of the
| interior respecting the restoration OF
| the indemnity lands Of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railway, the Gulf
and Ship Island Railway and the
Florida Railway and Navigation Com
pany.
A special from Pierre, Dak., August
26, says: douglass F. Carlin, chief
clerk at the Cheyenne Agency, was
married to-day to Maiden Duprest
the wealthiest Indian heiress on the
Sioux Reservation. Carlin is closely
connected with prominent army Of
ficers, and with the Carlins Of Illinois.
Over 1000 Indians witnessed the ctre-
mony, and the festivities will last foul
days"
The Minneapolis Journals Whine,
peg special says letters from Frazier
and Stewart, dated Fort ChippeWyn
July 5;h, state that they reached|tbat
point after many hardships. Forest
fires have been numerous and destruc-
tive. The destitution at Fort Chippe-
wyn last winter was terrible, and sew
eral cases Of cannibalism are reported
One OLE woman at Little Red River
admits having killed and eaten her
whole family. Starvation and cannl-
balism are also reported from McKen-
zie River.
/ A Chicago Times special from Den,
ton, Texas, says fire was discovered
August 26 in the kitchen Of the James
Hotel. The proprietor seeing the
flames beyond control had the guests
aroused. Col. A. J. Hitchcock, an old
Texas veteran, was warned and started
from his room, but lost his way and
ran into the flames. After long
search his charred remains were found
in the ruins. He was one Of the sur.
vivors of the Falrin massacre at Goliad
in March, 1857. He was IS years of age
a native Of Georgia, and leaves large
estate. The loss by fire is $4,000, ano
partly insured.
A special from Wilkesbarre, Pa:
says: "Threc hundred men employed
at No. l slope Of the Susquehanna
Coal Company at Nanticoke, had mar.
row escapes with their lives this morn.
ing august 26). They were engaged
| in mining coal in the lowest vein in
the mine, when great volume OF
water stored in one Of the upper veins
broke through into the gangway where
the men were at work. By the aid OF
electric alarms the men all through
the mine were ade aware of the dan
ger in store for them and a mad rush
was made for the openings. All sue.
ceeded in making their escape, but
many of the older men and young boy:
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